Model comparison
GPT-6 Sol vs Nova 2 Lite
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index. Nova 2 Lite costs 4.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-6 Sol's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6 Sol scores higher in 9 categories and Nova 2 Lite in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-6 Sol leads 87.2 to 37.5.
- Nova 2 Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $10 for GPT-6 Sol.
- GPT-6 Sol accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Amazon |
| Noometry Index | 61.8 | 39.7 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | 2025-12-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 45 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 60.1 (#11), Nova 2 Lite: 40.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | 1385 |
| DeepSWE | 68.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 49.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1688 | — |
| SciCode | 57.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 2,462 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 37.2 (#36), Nova 2 Lite: 24.1 (#121)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 54.3% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |
| GDP.pdf | 26.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 14,428 | — |
Reasoning GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 74.0 (#9), Nova 2 Lite: 27.5 (#118)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1418 | 1364 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 89.6% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 90.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 95.5% | — |
| CritPt | 30.9% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 53.3% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 56% | — |
| DTBench | 97.3% | — |
| LMCA | 59.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 162.72 | — |
Math GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 87.2 (#7), Nova 2 Lite: 37.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1402 | 1359 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 89.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 90% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | — |
| ProofBench | 83% | — |
Knowledge GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 64.8 (#15), Nova 2 Lite: 43.0 (#94)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1439 | 1358 |
| GPQA Diamond | 94.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 60.7% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 47.6 (#10), Nova 2 Lite: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1245 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 36.9% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 58.3% | — |
Multilingual GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 50.5 (#118), Nova 2 Lite: 47.1 (#153)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1385 | 1337 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1405 | 1364 |
| LMArena French | 1410 | 1381 |
| LMArena German | 1390 | 1343 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1385 | 1271 |
| LMArena Korean | 1341 | 1284 |
| LMArena Russian | 1401 | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1384 | 1373 |
Instruction Following GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 74.5 (#94), Nova 2 Lite: 70.5 (#161)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1412 | 1335 |
Long Context GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 43.1 (#108), Nova 2 Lite: 40.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1411 | 1335 |
Writing & Preference GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 71.9 (#18), Nova 2 Lite: 53.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Nova 2 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1395 | 1362 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1378 | 1291 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | 1338 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2125 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6 Sol better than Nova 2 Lite?
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 39.7 on the Noometry Index. Nova 2 Lite costs 4.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-6 Sol's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Sol or Nova 2 Lite?
Nova 2 Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; GPT-6 Sol lists at $2 and $10.
Is GPT-6 Sol or Nova 2 Lite better for coding?
GPT-6 Sol scores higher on coding benchmarks: 60.1 versus 40.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Sol does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Sol and Nova 2 Lite share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Sol has 45 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2 Lite has 19.